Eibhlín’s Legacy – Preventing Cold Sore Deaths in Babies

Eibhlín's Legacy – Preventing Cold Sore Deaths in Babies

Eibhlín Gráinne Wills was born at 9:29am on Thursday the 19^th November 2015 in The National Maternity Hospital by an emergency C-Section.  Eibhlín's parents enjoyed just 12 days with her before she sadly died from neonatal herpes.  In those 12 days, Eibhlín was a complete joy of a baby, sleeping, feeding and interacting perfectly.  The devastation that followed is hard to comprehend.

In this episode I speak to Louise Wills, Eibhlín's mum.  She explains Eibhlín's journey and shares precious memories that will be cherished forever.  We chat about how she found out the cause of her little baby's death and how herself and John have channeled their grief and sadness into a hugely important awareness campaign.

Please visit their fantastic website here https://www.rememberingeibhlin.org/

For additional information on Neonatal Herpes and support at times of grief have a look here:

• HSE Neonatal Herpes Info
• HPSC Information – Shows how Louise and John successfully got neonatal herpes added to the list of notifiable diseases in Ireland.  See the Gov.ie press release thanking them here.
• Info for healthcare professionals.
• First Light – FirstLight offers free professional support and provides information to families in Ireland that have experienced the sudden, unexpected death of their child if aged from 0 to 18  years.
• Féileacáin – Féileacáin is a not for profit organisation that provides support to anyone affected by the death of a baby during or after pregnancy.

We recorded this episode after Louise heard my episode advising parents against letting people kiss their newborns – this episode can be found here!

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